URL url = this.getClass().getResource("images/blueball.gif");// Depending on where getResource found the resource,// the URL will look like one of the following:// in local jar:// jar:filE:/E:/com/mindprod/thepackage/thepackage.jar!/com/mindprod/thepackage/images/blueball.gif// in remote jar:// jar:http://mindprod.com/thepackage.jar!/com/mindprod/thepackage/images/blueball.gif// in local file:// filE:/E:/com/mindprod/thepackage/images/blueball.gif// in remote file:// http://mindprod.com/com/mindprod/thepackage/images/blueball.gif// Once you have the URL, you can get the image.Image blueball = component.getToolKit().getImage (url );// alternativelyURL url = MyClass.class.getResource("images/blueball.gif");Image blueball = component.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage((ImageProducer )url.getContent());